Commentary Of the four restaurants Rick McQuaide owns across several counties in Western Pennsylvania, one is barely making a profit, two are losing money and the fourth has been “temporarily” closed for far longer than he ever anticipated. The 58-year-old small businessman from nearby Cambria County has one word for why he finds himself in…
Inflation Is Eating Away at the Heart of America’s Small Businesses
Businesses Requiring Vaccine Passports See Diminished Sales: Survey
Businesses implementing Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine certificate requirements are seeing decreased sales, according to a survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Over 60 percent of businesses requiring patrons to show COVID-19 vaccine passports are reporting lower sales “as a direct result” of the provincial government’s vaccination mandates, said Dan Kelly, president and…
Will Joe Manchin Give Trial Lawyers Billions To Sue West Virginia Small Businesses?
December 19, 2021
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Commentary Negotiations are reportedly not going well between the Biden administration and Joe Manchin, the swing Democrat in the 50-50 U.S. Senate who will likely decide the fate of the president’s Build Back Better bill, calculated to cost $5 trillion. Manchin’s stated concerns have focused on the extent of the bill’s spending at a time…
Will Joe Manchin Give Trial Lawyers Billions of Dollars to Sue West Virginia Small Businesses?
December 19, 2021
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Commentary Negotiations reportedly aren’t going well between the Biden administration and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), the swing Democrat in the 50–50 U.S. Senate who will likely decide the fate of the president’s Build Back Better (BBB) legislation, which has been calculated to cost $5 trillion. Manchin’s stated concerns have focused on the extent of the…
New Law Will Allow Ohio Businesses to Stay Open in Health Emergencies
December 3, 2021
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A law that allows businesses and industries to stay open in Ohio during a health emergency was signed by Gov. Mike DeWine on Dec. 1. House Bill 215 is regarded as another step forward in the push back against the China Communist Party (CCP) virus to help safeguard the Buckeye State’s economy. DeWine’s support of the…
White House Asks Federal Agencies to Buy More From Small Disadvantaged Businesses
December 3, 2021
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The White House announced Dec. 2 that it will order federal agencies to direct 11 percent of government spending contracts to minority and underserved small businesses next year at more than twice the current level. The 11 percent increase goes well beyond the 5 percent mandated by law. This announcement is a step toward the…
6 Ways Small Businesses Can Win With Big Corporations
By Alexa Dagostino Many people are afraid to start their own businesses because of the big corporations that already dominate the market. They believe that there is no way a beginner could possibly stand any chance with those business behemoths, let alone emerge victoriously. But that isn’t quite the truth, and there are many areas…
A Butcher Shop With Wild Dreams
If you wander into Beck & Bulow, an unassuming butcher shop under a red awning on Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, you might find yourself standing side-by-side with Hollywood A-listers (or their chefs) and a cowboy buying a tomahawk. That’s not the iconic war axe of some indigenous North American tribes, but rather…
BC Businesses Unite Online to Oppose Upcoming Vaccine Card Program
A group of British Columbia business owners is banding together online to voice opposition to the province’s upcoming COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination program. Sean Cahill, who owns a woodworking business, created the Facebook group BC Businesses Against Health Pass, which brings together local businesses and all like-minded individuals who share the belief that vaccination passports are unconstitutional….
Australians Expected to Spend $800 Million for Father’s Day
Australians are anticipated to spend $800 million for Father’s Day with food and alcohol argued to be the most popular gift choices after a survey by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan found that almost 92 percent of Australians who are planning to buy a Father’s Day gift intend to spend the same…
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